<p>I'm currently a freshman at Wesleyan University and I was wondering if anyone could give me any insight or advice on what I should consider as majors if I'm interested in corporate/commercial international law (specifically and exclusively dealing with Japanese corporations as I plan to take the language all 4 years and study abroad my junior year). Academically, I'm really interested in philosophy, but I won't be able to get a certificate in international relations if I major in it. Because of this I was considering majoring in government with a concentration in international politics then try to minor in philosophy or something. My biggest concern, however, is that going into international politics won't be as relevant to international law as i would like. There is an international law class for the concentration, but I'm not really interested in the political/economic classes that I may have to take along the way. Ideally, I would like a career where I'm employed by a firm or corporation and my job entails writing up and translating legal contracts and negotiations regarding trade between corporations of Japan and America (so that only the laws of each country are really relavant to my work). Any advice on how I might approach this goal in terms of a major?</p>
<p>I guess I’m having trouble parsing your question. And, as you’ve already bitten my head off once, I hesitate to really try understanding it. But, as I’m a glutton for punishment, here goes: are you trying to figure out what undergraduate major will help land you a job in international corporate law or merely which major will get you into a good law school? I think in terms of the former, there are just too many intangibles, including your performance in law school, that would outweigh anything you might major in at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>Likewise, if you are looking for a hook that will impress a law school adcom, they won’t be impressed by what you major in. Frankly, the fact that you have a law school dean in the family is a much bigger hook.</p>
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